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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I ABRAHAM GOTTRELL, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

RElN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,466, dated September 25, 1883. Application filed July 14, 18 83. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ABRAHAM COTTRELL,

of Lansing, in the county of Ingham and State of Michigan, have invented newand useful Improvements in Rein-Holders; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in the construction of rein-holders of that class which are designed to be attached to the dash-board of the vehicle; and the invention consists in the peculiar construction of said rein holder, it being formed from a single piece of sheet metal, cut and bent so as to provide a means for securing it to the dash, and with a spring-slot for the reception of the reins, all as more fully hereinafter' set forth.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved device as secured to the dash. Fig. 2 is a vertical section.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, A represents a olate of sheet metal, one end of which is bent back upon itself, and with the return-bend 12, forming a socket OYIGCGSS/IOI the reception of the edge of the dash, the same being rigidly secured to place by a proper bolt or screw, 0. The upper end of this plate is bent into the form of a bead, d, for the purpose of giving rigidity to that portion. of the plate which projects above the edge of the dash. In the body of this plate A, I cut a vertical slot, e, and a horizontal slot, f, running from one edge of the slot e, forming two wings, g h, the edges of which are slightly curved in the same direction, or back from the reverse bend I), thus the plate.

In practice the device is secured to'the dash I in any convenient manner, with the spring plates or wings projecting toward the seat. When it is desired to secure the reins, when not driving, so that they will not get under the horses feet, the two reins are held together and forcibly inserted in the horizontal slot, where they will be rigidly held against pressure from the outside, such as might be exerted by the horse getting his tail over the line, while they can readily be slipped out by the driver. a

While I have described the slot for holding the reins as being horizontal in the plate, it is evident that such slot may be made vertical,

with the cross-slot horizontal, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is-- 1. A rein-holder formed from a single piece of sheet metal, and provided with a returnbend for securing the same to the vehicle, and with a slot for holding and securing the reins, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

, 2. A rein-holder consisting of the plate A, provided with the return-bend b and spring or yielding wings g h, substantially as and for the purposes described.

ABRAHAM COTTRELL.

Witnesses H. S. SPEAGUE, CHARLES J. HUNT. 

